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The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson.
Dec 14, 1974 · The Towering Inferno: Directed by John Guillermin. With Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway. At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
- (49K)
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- John Guillermin
- 1974-12-14
A dedication ceremony at the world's tallest skyscraper turns into a high-rise catastrophe when a defective wire in its systems-control panel causes an electrical flare-up. Within minutes the gala...
Rather than being a reflection on the true terror of a fire of this scale, The Towering Inferno is a gloriously constructed and tremendously entertaining film, with heroes to root for and...
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- John Guillermin, Irwin Allen
- PG
- Action, Mystery & Thriller
“The Towering Inferno” is a brawny blockbuster of a movie, by far the best of the mid-1970s wave of disaster films. It’s three hours long, it cost something like $13 million to make which was a lot at the time and it’s an example of Hollywood commercial moviemaking at its finest.
Overview. At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it. John Guillermin. Thomas N. Scortia. Richard Martin Stern. Frank M. Robinson. Stirling Silliphant. John Chard.
Summaries. At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it. Doug Roberts, architect, returns from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper.
